A photo of WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee on RAW gave credence to the rumors over the weekend that she and CM Punk got engaged, and updated reports indicate that the rumors in fact are true and that Lee is expected to move to Chicago very soon.
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It had been speculated that the two got engaged this weekend, and during Monday's episode of RAW from Washington, D.C., Lee was photographed wearing the ring during her match on the program. While nothing was confirmed, there is a first-hand report from a fan that bumped into Lee and confirmed she was engaged to Punk.
Wrestlingheadlines.com reports that the rumors emanated from a WWE fan bumping into Lee at a Tampa airport last Saturday when Lee was flying out for Monday's RAW. The fan then said that Lee said it would be the last time she was planning to fly out of Tampa because she was moving soon and is now engaged.
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She then showed the fan her ring and the fan took a picture with her and the ring, leading to the speculation that it was true. Once it was seen on RAW that Lee was wearing the ring, the story gained credibility. It has since been reported that the rumors are true and that Lee plans on moving in with Punk in Chicago soon.
According to Wrestlingheadlines.com, the rumors were confirmed when Lee got backstage for RAW on Monday and shared the news with some peers.
Punk appears to be done with wrestling after storming out on Jan. 27, the night after the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, prior to the live RAW telecast due to frustrations with the way he has been used in recent years and burn out from traveling.
Punk was set to face Triple H at WrestleMania XXX but was unhappy that he wouldn't be able to main event the show this Sunday in New Orleans, which may have been his last since his contract was expiring in July.
Daniel Bryan has replaced Punk against Triple H and now the winner will go the main event to take on Batista and Randy Orton for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, in what is seen as a "middle finger" to Punk since Triple H was offended the "Best in the World" didn't want to face him.
Punk didn't show up to the Chicago RAW on March 3 to talk to WWE officials about a possible return, so it seems as though he is done with the company
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